Bonner tabs Bernhardt as head coach

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Monsignor Bonner has named Greg Bernhardt as its next head coach, the Daily Times learned Sunday evening.

Bernhardt had been the Friars’ offensive coordinator since 2007. He takes over for Tommy Oropeza, who stepped down from his post earlier this year.

Bernhardt was selected for the position last Friday.

“It’s definitely a dream (come true) for me,” he told the Times. “I started coaching there in 1999 under (Mike) Stump Coyne as a young guy and I really didn’t necessarily know that I wanted to become a coach and do it for a long time, but I fell in love with it from the start.”

Bernhardt, a 1995 graduate of Bonner and member of the 1994 PCL championship team, joined Danny Algeo’s staff in the mid-2000s. In his second go-around at Bonner, he’s helped revive a program that went winless in 2006-07.

Bonner is coming off a run to the PCL Class AAA championship game last fall.

Commitments: Lowery, Graham, Winkis, Monaghan

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Academy Park’s Jeremiah Lowery, an All-Delco lineman, is off to Bloomsburg. Fellow Knight lineman Armond Graham is continuing his game at Kutztown.

Delco Christian’s Tyler Winkis (LB/FB) and Mike Monaghan (TE/LB) are off to Ursinus and Malone University (Ohio), respectively. Winkis was a second team All-Delco linebacker in 2011.

Bonner head coach Tom Oropeza steps down

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Underclassmen at Monsignor Bonner won’t have to worry about finding a new school for next year, but the football players will be getting used to a new coach.

Tom Oropeza stepped down as the Friars head football coach after five seasons. He compiled a 21-35 record in his time on Lansdowne Avenue but enjoyed one of the program’s most successful seasons in recent years last fall.

Oropeza guided the Friars to a 6-5 record, including a pair of wins over Cardinal O’Hara, the program’s only victories against its archrivals in the last decade. They lost in the Philadelphia Catholic League Class AAA final to eventual state champion Archbishop Wood.

Oropeza is a 1995 graduate of Bonner.

More details to come …

(Edited: Corrects Oropeza’s class year from 1994.)

All-Delco trio to suit up in PSFCA All-Star Game

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Academy Park lineman Jeremiah Lowery and all-purpose standout Mark Doe will join Marple Newtown running back Cimirrow Moat as participants in this year’s Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East-West All-Game.

The 2011 All-Delco triumvirate are members of the East roster.

The annual showcase takes place May 6 at Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pa.

Commitments: Randolph, Lambert, Walker, McGilligan

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News continues to trickle in. Here’s the most recent bash of college signings. We will have a full story in the Daily Times this week.

Jalen Randolph (Ridley) – Committed to Delaware for RB
George Walker (Glen Mills) – Committed to Norfolk State for RB
Laquan Lambert (Chichester) – Committed to Lehigh
John McGilligan (Bonner) – Committed to Shippensburg, where he will be teammates with Daily Times Player of the Year Justin Pyle.

Derrick Carter (Glen Mills All-Delco lineman) is likely to sign with Bloomsburg for both football and wrestling. He is currently the top heavyweight in Delco.

Keep checking back here for more signing updates!

All-Delcos Morrissey, Keyser make college choices

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Springfield linebacker Tyler Morrissey and Garnet Valley all-purpose Kyle Keyser have decided where they will continue their playing careers.

Morrissey is off to West Chester University. Keyser is going to Holy Cross.

Full story in Saturday’s Delco Times and on delcotimes.com